Education
Richmond Montessori School dedicates almost a quarter million dollars to new innovation initiative
The Center for Education Exploration and Discovery (CEED) showcases innovation in science and technology and helps students become lifelong learners.
Richmond Montessori School has received more than $200,000 for the development of the school’s newest innovation initiative, The Center for Education, Exploration and Discovery (CEED). The project, which spans the school’s two campuses on N. Parham Road, is made possible by grants from the Moses D. Nunnally Charitable Trust B and the Franklin P. and Arthur Perdue Family Foundation in combination with generous individual major gifts.
During the summer of 2017, the funds were directed to curriculum design, teacher training, technology and design upgrades, and facilities.
The purpose of the CEED is to nurture children’s natural curiosities, cultivating their inherent love of literature while encouraging them to become lifelong readers and effective users of information. The program’s resources aim to empower students to develop critical reasoning and problem-solving skills, allows them to independently navigate, evaluate and analyze print and online resources, and expands their competencies with contemporary technologies.
The CEED curriculum extends beyond the Montessori classrooms providing a rich and diverse collection of books and other media resources. The goal is to allow students the freedom to access these resources in a timely manner in a way that supports their research and interests. The CEED inspires creativity, free dialogue, data research, collaborative projects, creative writing, materialized abstractions, and interpretive inquiry.
“In this constantly advancing digital age, we seek to fully maximize the potential of our students at the intersection of technology and education and our mission is to carry forth Dr. Montessori’s vision of education as preparation for life,” says Head of School Grainne Murray. “Our vision expands the current Media Resource Center to two spaces that are adapted to serve the diverse RMS student population of children ranging in age from 2 to 14. The spaces will allow for ergonomically designed furniture, freedom of movement, creativity, and innovation, and will foster the child’s natural love of learning.”
